[3] Altavas is 41 kilometres (25 mi) from the provincial capital of Kalibo, 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Roxas City, and two hours from Boracay Island.According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 109.05 square kilometres (42.10 sq mi) [5] constituting 5.99% of the 1,821.42-square-kilometre- (703.25 sq mi) total area of Aklan.[3] The population density was 240 inhabitants per square kilometre (620/sq mi).Aklanon is the main dialect of Altavas while Hiligaynon is also spoken and understood by the residents.Poverty incidence of Altavas Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]